Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,840 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935)
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George Robert Reed (1939- )
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Stacey Dash (1967- )
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The Links, Incorporated (1945- )

Explore Global African History

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Patricia Ann McGrath (1970- )
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Khartoum, Sudan (1821- )
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Sistema de Castas (1500s-ca. 1829)
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Michaelle Jean (1957- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
Coronavirus structure
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COVID-19: The Myth and the Reality for Black America
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Remembrance in the Cemetery: In Search of “The Accidental Slaveowner”
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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington